Lacquer Box Showing

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Welcome to our party today where three of the six new boxes have masquerade themes. At soirees like these, everything is not revealed at first glance, and so, too, is the case here. The first box "Masquerade" was painted by E. Bykova, a talented Palekh artist whose unconventional style has delighted many over the years. This is a great piece from her and be sure to look at the side view of the box. Next, "Golden Masquerade" was done by one of the top Fedoskino artists, N. Zotov, and may be the most visually eyecatching of the top three where an underlying layer of gold provides a warm golden glow to this festive scene. Lastly, as its name implies, "Rainbow Masquerade" brings in the most diverse colors to the party and quite simply is a treat to look at.

Next Thursday, we will have our last showing for awhile as we restock and make some changes. But there are two boxes that we will have next week that are really special. Come back and find out what they are.